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Five Minutes with a Northwest Arkansas Mom: Scotti Lechuga

04/12/2021 nwamamas

Scotti Lechuga and her family recently opened a new cycling retreat in Northwest Arkansas. In this Q&A, she shares what prompted them to start it, plus some tips from Scotti if you’d like your family […]

5 Minutes with a Northwest Arkansas Mom: Monica Herrera

03/29/2021 nwamamas

Everyone, meet Northwest Arkansas mom, Monica Herrera! She’s a fun mom who knows proper manners (and teaches them to kids!). Read on to see what we mean: Childrens’ names and ages: Isabel (13) Natalia (almost […]

5 Minutes with a Northwest Arkansas Mom: Jennifer Starkey

01/07/2021 nwamamas

Hi, all! We’d like you to meet Northwest Arkansas mama Jennifer Starkey. Find out more about her dream vacation, lost poetry and a fabulous grape salad recipe: Children’s names and ages: Emily 12 and Kaitlyn 9 […]

5 Minutes with a Northwest Arkansas Mom: Cristee McClorey

12/18/2020 nwamamas

We love getting to know Northwest Arkansas mamas better through our 5 Minutes with a Mom interviews — a regular feature we’ve had since we started the website in 2008. Today, please say hello to […]

Five Minutes with a Northwest Arkansas Mom: Ali Frakes

11/19/2020 nwamamas

Hi, mamas! We’d like to introduce you to Ali Frakes. Ali’s a long-time Motherlode reader and we thought it was high time we all got to know her a little better! Enjoy this little chat […]

Picture of Allison Smith, her husband, and their four sons

Five Minutes with a Northwest Arkansas Mom: Allison Smith

10/08/2020 nwamamas

Allison Smith caught our attention with her blog, This Beautiful Mom Life. She shares a lot about her adventures as a boy mom there, but here are the CliffsNotes (before you you jump over to […]

Erika Rodriguez standing with her three children in their neighborhood

Five Minutes with a Mom: Erika Rodriguez

09/24/2020 nwamamas

Erika Rodriguez was seven months pregnant when COVID-19 first shut Northwest Arkansas. She’s kept her sense of humor through it all, even after baby #3 arrived amidst the pandemic. Please say hello to Erika, everyone! […]

Five Minutes with a Northwest Arkansas Mom: Heather Sorrells

08/20/2020 nwamamas

Mamas, we hope you’re having a great week! We want to introduce you to Heather Sorrells, a Northwest Arkansas mom whose interview below will definitely make you smile in recognition 🙂 If you really dislike […]

5 Minutes with a Northwest Arkansas Mom: Tabitha Glenn

07/30/2020 nwamamas

Ready for a virtual visit with another Northwest Arkansas mom? Tabitha Glenn is a teacher and she had a baby during this pandemic. She’s a tough mama! Children’s names and ages: Sawyer-3, Teddy-3 months Where […]

5 Minutes with a Northwest Arkansas Mom: Virginia McCord

07/08/2020 nwamamas

Some of you may know Dr. Virginia McCord from the Northwest Arkansas Pediatric Clinic. We do, too! But we also know her from various nwaMotherlode events, like fun evenings out at Walton Arts Center. Remember […]